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Defensive changes in maize leaves induced by feeding of Mediterranean corn borer larvae.
BMC plant biology - 15 Feb 2017
Santiago Rogelio, Cao Ana, Butrón Ana, López-Malvar Ana, Rodríguez Víctor M, Sandoya Germán V, Malvar Rosa A
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BACKGROUND: Plants can respond to insect attack via defense mechanisms that reduce insect performance. In this study, we examined the effects of several treatments applied to two maize genotypes (one resistant, one susceptible) on the subsequent growth and survival of Sesamia nonagrioides Lef. (Mediterranean corn borer, MCB) larvae. The treatments were infestation with MCB larvae, application of MCB regurgitant...
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